Philadelphia Eagles: No Need to Fret over 2012 NFL Draft

First of all, the 2011 Philadelphia Eagles were loaded with football talent. They just under-performed and never played quality football until the very end of the season.

Having said that, the Eagles can use help across the board and increase their football talent through the 2012 NFL Draft. They cannot afford to have another lost year and the draft is bound to make them better.

In fact, since Andy Reid became coach in 1999, he has had enormous success in the NFL drafts. He has nailed some high draft picks, like Donovan McNabb, and found talent late in the draft, like Brent Celek.

Let's take a quick look of who Reid has brought into Philadelphia by position.

Quarterback- Donovan McNabb, AJ Feeley, Andy Hall, Kevin Kolb, Mike Kafka

Running Back- Thomas Hamner, Correll Buckhalter, Brian Westbrook, Thomas Tapen, Bruce Perry, Ryan Moats, Tony Hunt, Nate Ilaoa, LeSean McCoy, Charles Scott, Dion Lewis

Fullback- Cecil Martin, Stanley Havili

Tight End- Jed Weaver, Tony Stewart, LJ Smith, Brent Celek, Cornelius Ingram, Clay Harbor

Wide Receiver- Na Brown, Troy Smith, Todd Pinkston, Gari Scott, Freddie Mitchell, Freddie Milons, Billy McMullen, Reggie Brown, Jason Avant, Jeremy Bloom, DeSean Jackson, Jeremy Maclin, Brandon Gibson, Riley Cooper

Guard- Doug Brzezinski, John Welbourn, Bobbie Williams, Jeremy Bridges, Trey Darilek, Adrian Clarke, Scott Young, Max Jean-Giles, Michael McGlynn, Michael Gibson, Paul Fanoria, Danny Watkins, Julian Vandervelde

Tackle- Shawn Andrews, Todd Herremans, Calvin Armstrong, Winston Justice, King Dunlap, Fenuki Tupou

Center- John Romero, Scott Peters, Dominic Furio, Jason Kelce

Defensive Tackle- Pernell Davis, Corey Simon, Mike Patterson, Keyonta Marshall, Brodrick Bunkley, LaJuan Ramsey, Trevor Laws, Jeff Owens

Defensive End- John Frank, Derrick Burgess, Raheem Brock, Jerome McDougale, Jamaal Green, Victor Abiamiri, Bryan Smith, Andrew Studebaker, Trent Cole, Brandon Graham, Daniel Te'o-Nesheim, Ricky Sapp

Linebacker- Parry Gardner, Quinton Caver, Tyreo Harrison, Matt McCoy, David Bergeron, Omar Gaither, Joe Mays, Chris Gocong, Stewart Bradley, Moise Fokou, Keenan Clayton, Jamar Chaney, Casey Matthews, Brian Rolle, Greg Lloyd Jr

Defensive Back (mixed cornerbacks and safeties)- Damon Moore, Lito Sheppard, Michael Lewis, Sheldon Brown, Norman LeJeune, Matt Ware, JR Reed, Dexter Wynn, Sean Considire, CJ Gaddis, Rashard Barkside, Quinton Demps, Jack Ikegwuonu, Victor Harris, Trevard Lindley, Curtis Martin, Nate Allen, Kurt Coleman, Jaiquawn Jarrett

Kicker- Alex Henry

So there it is, 12 full draft classes. Look at all the impact players and household names to come out of that list. It is easy to trace Red's drafting patterns and perhaps predict where he might turn his attention to this draft.

With all of the free agents the Eagles have brought in in recent years, the Eagles are a quality football team, regardless of an underwhelming 2011 season.

No matter what direction the Eagles go to in this year's draft, they are sure to acquire good talent. Reid has provided a solid foundation through the draft over the years and the Eagles will have a solid draft in 2012, even if their selections aren't big name players.